"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a debt, he is put in prison until he pays it."

"The people of Turkestan are very handsome, but they are very cruel."

"The people of the Euphrates Valley are very handsome, but they are very treacherous."

"They are a very cunning people, and they use many stratagems in war to defeat their enemies."

"The people of Abyssinia are Christians, but they are very ignorant and superstitious."